Baby Doll
1956·Movie
·1h 54min·
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She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
Southern GothicPsychological DramaTennessee Williams AdaptationSexual TensionComing of AgeHistorical SettingControversialCharacter-Driven
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Directed by:
Elia Kazan, Roberta Hodes, Charles H. Maguire
Written by:
Tennessee Williams, Tennessee Williams
Produced by:
Elia Kazan, Forrest E. Johnston
Composed by:
Kenyon Hopkins, Edward J. Johnstone
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